Whistler, in case anyone was uncertain, is very expensive. It is arguably the most expensive place in Canada. For instance, if you pay between 500-600 dollars per month in rent, you're getting a good deal. If you pay that per month, it is likely that you share a room with someone. Groceries are also expensive. For instance, a bag of spaghetti that would cost $0.99 in Fort Collins costs $3.99 in Whistler (for some reason the grocery store charges WAY too much for pasta--perhaps they sell a lot of it because people can't cook anything else). Unfortunately, I am one of those people (sort of). So I'm learning to cook.
I went to the store today with the intention of making something healthy and affordable. Soup, I thought, sounded delicious. To that end I purchased 2 large potatoes, 2 small onions, 6 carrots, and a can of cream of mushroom soup. The carrots, onions and potatoes I cubed and threw in a pot with salt, pepper, and an indeterminate amount of water--maybe to the halfway mark. I put this to boil, and after ~20 minutes I added the cream of mushroom soup.
Much to my surprise, the soup turned out really well! I wound up with a stew of sorts, because the onions and potatoes boiled down mostly to mush, and the cream of mushroom soup concentrate was pretty thick. But the soup was really really spicy--like Grandma C spicy. I can only imagine it was a result of putting the pepper in at the very beginning, or possibly something from the onions.
Anyway, I've got about a quart of stew in the fridge for a rainy day (so, tomorrow).
Actually the weather today was beautiful. Fifty degrees and sunny, you could see the peak of Blackcomb and Whistler mountains, and they are spectacular. As a result, I'm getting that jittery, pre-season twitch that can only be cured by snow, high speeds, and expensive waxed planks that one straps to his/her feet. Hee hee.
I went to the store today with the intention of making something healthy and affordable. Soup, I thought, sounded delicious. To that end I purchased 2 large potatoes, 2 small onions, 6 carrots, and a can of cream of mushroom soup. The carrots, onions and potatoes I cubed and threw in a pot with salt, pepper, and an indeterminate amount of water--maybe to the halfway mark. I put this to boil, and after ~20 minutes I added the cream of mushroom soup.
Much to my surprise, the soup turned out really well! I wound up with a stew of sorts, because the onions and potatoes boiled down mostly to mush, and the cream of mushroom soup concentrate was pretty thick. But the soup was really really spicy--like Grandma C spicy. I can only imagine it was a result of putting the pepper in at the very beginning, or possibly something from the onions.
Anyway, I've got about a quart of stew in the fridge for a rainy day (so, tomorrow).
Actually the weather today was beautiful. Fifty degrees and sunny, you could see the peak of Blackcomb and Whistler mountains, and they are spectacular. As a result, I'm getting that jittery, pre-season twitch that can only be cured by snow, high speeds, and expensive waxed planks that one straps to his/her feet. Hee hee.
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